Clipping Viewports on Sheets
The ClipViewport command lets you clip the display of Viewports on the current Sheet at irregular shapes.
When you create a Viewport on a Sheet, it has a rectangular boundary shape by default. Use the command to replace the rectangular shape, either by specifying a closed entity as the new boundary, or by drawing a new polygonal boundary by pointing to the graphics area.
To clip a Viewport on a Sheet by specifying a clipping entity:
- Activate a Sheet tab so you are in SheetMode.
- Click Modify > Clip > Viewport (or type ClipViewport).
- Select the Viewport to clip.
- Select the entity that defines the clipping boundary. You can select a Circle, Ellipse, closed PolyLine, or closed Spline.
The selected boundary clips the Viewport and replaces the rectangular boundary.
To clip a Viewport on a Sheet by pointing to a polygonal shape:
- Activate a Sheet tab.
- Click Modify > Clip > Viewport (or type ClipViewport).
- Select the Viewport to clip.
- Specify the Polygonal option.
- Select the first point of the irregular shape.
- Continue to select points to define the boundary or specify an option:
- Arc: Draw arc segments of the shape. You can use the arc options as you can in the PolyLine command.
- Close: Closes the polygonal shape. The new boundary clips the Viewport.
- Length: Draws a straight segment of a specified length in the same direction as the previous segment (tangentially if it was an Arc).
- Undo: Removes the previous segment.
- Press Enter to close the polygonal shape.
The new boundary clips the Viewport.
You cannot use the ClipViewport command in the Model tab.
Access
Command: ClipViewport
Menu: Modify > Clip > Viewport